Mass media and crime

news values

• immediacy

• dramatisation

• personalisation

• simplification

• risk (victims)

• violence

• novelty/unexpectedness

• status

media effects on crime

hayward and young

hayward

commodification of crime in the media

commodification of crime in the media - hayward

crime can be used to make products i.e netflix true crime documentaries, tattoos, hoodies. these are marketed by 'deviant urban cool'

young

relative deprivation and the media

relative deprivation and the media - young

argues that it's a cause of crime - wanting things we can't afford. media is partly responsible for making us aware of what we lack in comparison to others.

moral panics - cohen

• amplification of deviance

• media inventory

amplification of deviance - cohen

1. minor disturbance

2. exaggerated by media (3.public attention)

3. distorts people's views.

4. can result in deviance can then be exacerbated by police involvement and societal reactions.

examples of moral panics/deviance amplification

mods and rockers had a small fight on a beach, media exaggerated the damage and situations.

bouldrelard - postmodernist (bonus)

media distortion

media inventory - cohen

• exaggeration and distortion

• prediction

• symbolism

myths about rape and sexual abuse - marhia

media portrays sexual crimes to be committed by strangers, violently, in public, to young victims. in reality this is only 15%. majority of cases are by ex-partners/partners. the distortion results in <10% of successful convictions + deterring reports.

cyber crime - wall

• cyber-tresspass

• cyber-deception

• cyber-pornography

• cyber-violence

media effects on crime

bandura

bandura

copycat violence

copycat violence

Acts of violence imitated from media portrayals

concept of moral panics are outdated - mcrobbie and thornton

due to the media-saturated age of late modernity, moral panics have little effect because users are more careful about what they access/belief and there's less of a value consensus about morality.